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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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Wayyyy more than COOL !!
From Chrysler's Chrysler Chronicle VIII: New Paint, Many Pieces
More !!!
From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode
From Len M.
Saw the velocity Channel show this weekend—quite nicely done. Enjoy your newsletter immensely
From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode
From Ray:
I caught the show on Velocity last night and it was fantastic! You did a great job giving them just what they needed to make a fine TV show while bringing attention to the Vanderbilt Cup Races. Bravo!!
From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode
From Robert R.
Chronicle. Absolutely spectacular, Howard.
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From Linda C.
Love this!!!
From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode
I don’t know the location, but the car is Whistling Billy, a White Steamer that was very fast and controversial, in the 1905 race. It was driven by Walter White, one of the 4 sons of Thomas White that started the White Sewing Machine Co. The White was out with a broken drive shaft on the second lap.
From Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905
Thanks all for the positive feedback. Much appreciated!
From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode
Bruce, note the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society plate on the front of the Black Beast.
From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode
Jan, the producers found out about the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Alco from this website. There were two cameras for the shoot and two Go-Pros on the Black Beast. The AmeriCarna staff were two cameramen, one sound person, a director, a production manager and Ray. Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS) received a donation for my participation in this program.
From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode
Great Show, Howard !
You have brought the Vanderbilt Cup and The L I Motor Parkway to the nation again.
I enjoy speaking with people in California, say at Pebble Beach, who all seem to know about the early Long Island races and the Motor Parkway, with a great deal of this information resulting from your work and from shows like this starring the Black Beast as a vehicle to help show the Motor Parkway and early racing on Long Island.
From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode
You are terrific. I called Paul Bergman to watch yesterday.
Paul’s Father Sig and my Dad Sonny were huge fans of Phil Kroplick.
So were we all. And, Heshy, we are certainly in your Fan Club, even if I serve as
Mechanician Emeritus.
From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode
How did Ray learn about the ALCO? What prompted him & his producers to make the episode? How many video cameras, technicians? Did they offer to pay you anything? The video clips are good.
From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode
Thoroughly enjoyed the Americarna presentation. Excellent work by the team of Howard and Ray!
Ken
From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode
A really wonderful show and presentation, with a great perspective on the history of the Vanderbilt Cup races and how they were a major impact on car racing in the USA as well as the development of the automobile. Very well edited, with a lot of period images (thank you Howard!) This show doesn’t have the hype/focus of the majority of the other car shows on Velocity - find cars, talk the owners out of the, resell them for a big $. What a refreshing change to view a show about cars that focus on their history not the current value $ wise.
From Behind the Scenes: Velocity Channel's AmeriCarna Vanderbilt Cup Race Episode
From Bob D.
I just caught a show called AmeriCarna and Ray Evernham featured the Vanderbilt cup races and you and the Alco-6 Black Beast car. I’ve been a race fan since childhood and been a study of the racing history here on Long Island. The show was very well done and I really enjoyed it. As a mechanical engineer auto racing is the perfect combination of technology and human competition as far as I am concerned. My congrats on a job well done on the show!
From Vanderbilt Cup Races Featured on Velocity's AmeriCarna Series
Cannot wait to see this project completed.
From Chrysler's Chrysler Chronicle VIII: New Paint, Many Pieces
I have something else. The car was in two races, the American Elimination and the Vanderbilt Cup with Walter White and John Hantack, which is a correction from yesterday. I’m not sure about the location yet. I’ll be back
From Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905
Simply awesome! I will share this to sleepy eyed friends. Thanks Rog
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-Identify the race car, its manufacturer and its driver. Why is the the car unique?
#19 White Steamer- the only non-gasoline powered sewing machine to enter the V.C.R. Driven by Walter White -no relation to ‘Breaking Bad’. 😊
-Identify the location of the photo and the building in the background.
Glen Cove Road turn in front of the Bulls Head Inn (White garage HQ) -stopping in to get a corned beef and pastrami at Ben’s.
-What is the likely date of the photo?
Sept 23, 1905 during the American Elimination Trial
-Bonus question: Name one of the persons standing in the background!
Must be proprietor Aloysius Huwer from the Bulls Head Inn
Howard, While we’re on the subject of steam vehicles, in one of Jay Leno’s videos about his Stanley Steamer, he states that it is a Vanderbilt Cup racer. As far as I have read, the White was the only steamer to enter any of the races.
My question is; Did Stanley ever prepare a vehicle for the 1906 V.C.R. that never ended up running in the race?
Here’s his video for reference;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Me8b0ed59s
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Greg, two Stanley Steamers were hoping to participate in the 1906 American Elimination Trial. But they never made it:
http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/thursday_february_11_2010_jay_lenos_1906_stanley_steamer_vanderbilt_cup_rac#
Howard
From Mystery Foto #58 Solved: The White Steamer at Bulls Head Corner in Greenvale in 1905
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